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The Real World

  • 66
  • 1991-2019
  • 33 seasons
  • MTV Networks
  • Drama, Reality
  • TV-14

Each season, series producers choose a diverse group of seven to eight people in their late teens to mid-20s (later early-20s to early 30s) to live together in a major city. The series presents their spontaneous, unscripted interactions with one another and the world around them, focusing on a different group and city each season.

Season 2 Episode Guide

22 Episodes 1993

Episode 1

Episode #2.1

Sat, Jun 26, 1993 22 mins

Episode 2

Boot Scootin' Boogie

Sat, Jun 26, 1993 21 mins

The New York cast envisions the future of their successors. Heather predicts that someone will leave early, although, Dominic, one of the new housemates, expects no problems at all.

Episode 3

To a New Beginning...

Thu, Jul 1, 1993 22 mins

As Dominic, Tami and Jon continue their trip to Los Angeles, the differences among them become more evident. They discuss religion and Jon feels ganged up on. He feels it is unfair that Tami and Dom are trying to make it sound like Jon is a bigot.

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Episode 4

Too Many Cat Fights in this House

Thu, Jul 8, 1993 21 mins

Beth causes a huge rift in the tentative friendship among the roommates when she brings all of them, including Dominic--who initially does not want to go--to a party that she wasn't even invited to. The roommates are asked to leave.

Episode 5

David, David, David.

Thu, Jul 15, 1993 22 mins

Tami and David's relationship is explored. Beth predicts that they will end up sleeping together. David offends Tami when a private outing to Melrose includes two of David's friends.

Episode 6

Different Strokes for Different Folks

Sun, Aug 22, 1993 22 mins

Tami and her Studs date Kenya try to cheat on the show, hoping to win the $600. When the other team wins, Tami and Kenya decide to part ways. Though they are very different people, Aaron and Dominic admit to an exclusive friendship.

Episode 7

Is David Going Home?

Thu, Jul 29, 1993 22 mins

Tension in the house erupts when David tries to pull the covers off Tami as a practical joke. Not finding the "joke" funny, Tami retaliates, and she and David fight. Beth steps in and further incites the argument, ultimately accusing David of rape.

Episode 8

No Apologies Necessary

Thu, Aug 5, 1993 22 mins

The housemates invite David to the meeting and ask that he leave the house. David argues that Beth was responsible for escalating the argument, and reminds everyone of the time Beth showed Tami Dom's underwear when he was drunk.

Episode 9

The New Roomate

Thu, Aug 12, 1993 22 mins

A new roommate, Glen, is selected out of the three candidates that were sent to the house. Aaron's attempts to organize the selection process are vetoed by the other roommates. Glen moves in and he and Jon bond while playing basketball.

Episode 10

Is This Group Bonding?

Thu, Aug 19, 1993 22 mins

The group chooses to go on an Outward Bound camping trip to Joshua Tree, which proves to be too rigorous, especially when their guides get lost. The trip turns out to be a bonding experience when the roommates band together to confront their leaders.

Episode 11

Pro-Choice or Pro-Life?

Thu, Aug 26, 1993 23 mins

Tami addresses the Outward Bound trip and the revelation of her pregnancy. She then tells the roommates that she has decided to terminate the pregnancy. Tami's announcement sparks various discussions between the roommates.

Episode 12

Wedding Bells Ring

Thu, Sep 2, 1993 22 mins

As Irene's wedding draws near, the roommates are faced with the change that her departure will bring. Irene deals with her last moments with her roommates as we learn more about her relationship with her fiancé.

Episode 13

No More Practical Jokes

Thu, Sep 9, 1993 22 mins

Beth A. Moves in to replace Irene as the seventh roommate. Everyone reacts to the new Beth differently as they learn more and more about her life. Tami's initial discomfort with Beth A. Increases when she learns that she is a lesbian.

Episode 14

To my roomies...

Thu, Sep 16, 1993 22 mins

Dom is faced with his parent's mortality when he returns home to Ireland to visit his ailing father. Dom's visit has a rehabilitating affect on his father. Dom goes drinking with his sister, Barbara, and his cousin, Peter; they lose track of time.

Episode 15

Troubling Careers

Thu, Sep 23, 1993 22 mins

Beth S. and Tami struggle with the complications of their respective career pursuits. Beth S. has headshots taken which her agency deems inappropriate, forcing her to spend even more money. Tami's music group, Reality, loses their producer.

Episode 16

Home Away from Home

Thu, Sep 30, 1993 22 mins

After Jon meets with a producer and director about casting him a film whose lead character is a country singer, he flies home to visit his family. Aaron shows Dominic and Glen around the UCLA campus, and later takes Dom surfing. Jon reflects on his time in LA, saying that although the experience has changed him for the better, it is not his home, as he does not wish to undergo the lifestyle change that living there would effect upon him.

Episode 17

Truth or Dare?

Thu, Oct 7, 1993 21 mins

Episode 18

Let the Dating Games Begin!

Thu, Oct 14, 1993 22 mins

The roommates explore their respective romantic relationships. Beth S. Receives two prospective boyfriend visitors at the house, both of which she deems to be unsuitable. Tami introduces her relationship with Tootie, but they break up.

Episode 19

Dom and his Drinking

Thu, Oct 21, 1993 22 mins

Episode 20

Beth puts the Smackdown in Paintball!

Thu, Oct 28, 1993 22 mins

Beth S.'s history is related through her discussions with her roommates and her mother's visit to the loft. Jon observes Beth S. on the phone with an ex-boyfriend and steps in when things get uncomfortable. On her arrival, Beth S.'s mom cleans the house.

Episode 21

The Musical Showcase

Thu, Nov 4, 1993 22 mins

The musically-oriented roommates stage an industry showcase at The Night Wind. Glen's band Perch rehearses and performs despite the incomplete status of their songs. Dom arranges for the band he manages, Stik Kitty, to perform.

Episode 22

Goodbye Roomies!

Thu, Nov 11, 1993 22 mins

As the roommates anticipate the end of the show, everyone discusses the impact that the public's reaction will have on their lives. The roommates analyze the changes they've made and the changes they see in the others, especially Jon.

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